This was awesome. You reminded me of myself in so many ways.
Like you, the cane was used on me one, too many times. I was flogged reasonably and unreasonably too.
Truth is that, flogging doesn't really change anyone. It's you that have to make the decision.
I've even seen a child that got beaten mercilessly everyday but refused to change.
It's our choices that matter and not the compulsions.
I think I should write my own untalented soon.
You so are right, but in one way or the other i feel if i was just pampered and not deciplined, i would have gotten lost by mixing up with bad gangs and making wrong choices in life, I think flogging has it upsides while fitting it with good counselling.